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Honey gate questions

1) How well do these work with a round bucket? Seems to me there should be some sort of shim with a curved side to fit the side of the bucket.

2) Should there not be some sort of a gasket on the inside of the bucket? It came with a O-ring at the front and one at the back that comes into contact with the outside of the bucket (or should - I have my doubts as this thing is flat and the buckets are rounded).

Re: Honey gate questions

They go well with a 20 liter bucket /Pail. A smaller diameter and they are difficult to install. You have to tighten them pretty well and they will work. Make sure that the hole you drill is as per recommendation. I find that they can leak if the srews are not tightened really well. When installed, fill with water first. Easier to clean up spilled water then honey!

Re: Honey gate questions

Originally Posted by max2

<snip>Make sure that the hole you drill is as per recommendation. <snip>

And herein is part of my problem....the things came with NO instructions at all. I should have asked in the original post: How big of a hole should I drill? Should I measure the screw minus the threads or include the threads?